Historic PRE-BANS Lurrus & Lazav's Ego

Historic - PRE-BANS Lurrus & Lazav's Ego - BO1

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10 26 0 24

Control

TCGPlayer $199

Cardmarket €180

Cardhoarder 11 Tix

Work in progress.

Strategy

Turn 2, 3, 4 - Drop Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger, copy with Lazav, the Multifarious.

Later - Replay Kroxa on the turn you play Lurrus of the Dream-Den, continue to replay Kroxa for 2 mana. Work on discarding their hand and destroying their creatures to fuel your Drown in the Loch.

Bonus - copy Lurrus with Lazav for more Kroxa or some health.

Get to the point where you can keep your mana up for instant spells while playing Kroxa game on the side.

Note on Lazav - his activated ability works obviously at instant speed but you can surprise few opponents who are using damage removal or surprise block them - the ones who don't expect you to copy Kroxa for two mana. You can have Lazav as Kroxa + another Kroxa in play at the same time.

Key Cards

Unmoored Ego

Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger

Drown in the Loch

Matchups

Get some early info with Thought Erasure. Mind what you exile since you need cards in their graveyard for Drown in the Loch - don't exile cards from their graveyard with Unmoored Ego.

Always kill Teferi, Time Raveler due to the passive ability messing with your interaction.

vs Deck	Strategy	Unmoored Ego	Fae of Wishes
Spell decks Lutri, the Spellchaser Simic	Work on discarding their hand, play smart into their counterspells, don't waste countering those. If they counter Kroxa, they lose a card - if they don't, they still lose one. Don't care much about any removal effects that you find in enemy's hand, since you can play interaction for the early part of the game and leave Lazav for the late game. It's also fine if they kill Kroxa! Creatures like Rielle, the Everwise, Sprite Dragon and creature tokens from second draws can easily be managed.	Inspired Ultimatum Blitz of the Thunder-Raptor The Royal Scions
Creature decks Obosh Gyruda Umori Gruul Menace Mono-green Mono-white	Remove odd or even cost specific targets to get an effective Extinction Event in. Counter their companion. People don't play around stuff much - you can have either counter or a board wipe so they kinda just go for it and try to get their companion out as fast as possible. They will suspect counterspells after Thought Erasure and they will suspect a board wipe if you don't do anything with your mana. You can definitely use Unmoored Ego to wipe out multiples of creatures from their hand to get some unmanageable ones or get a better Extinction Event in, but they will draw replacements for the cards exiled from the hand - as you go through their library, keep an eye out for cards you need to have an answer for. And of course, plan your next Unmoored Ego Beware for Stonecoil Serpent. Your only block for it is Fae of Wishes and your best answer an Extinction Event or Eat to Extinction.	Snowball effects Artifacts Enchantments Draw engines Planeswalkers	Extinction Event Ritual of Soot Angrath's Rampage Mythos of Illuna
Creature decks GY and mutate Abzan Golgari Sultai Umori	Mind their mutates. Find exiles for their resurrect targets, especially Polukranos, Unchained which empties their graveyard. Don't counterspell every mutation, destroy effects are fine - keep counterspells for their essential ETB effects and essentials like planeswalkers, Luminous Broodmoth, Fiend Artisan and Nightmare Shepherd. Everything's situational but should be a walk in the park.	Eerie Ultimatum Auspicious Starrix Nethroi, Apex of Death Garruk, Cursed Huntsman Questing Beast Polukranos, Unchained End-Raze Forerunners Parcelbeast Cavalier of Night
Cycling decks	Keep up a counter for Zenith Flare. Drown in the Loch is very effective against cycling decks. The only danger in those is Flourishing Fox snowballing. Against Lurrus mulligan or filter for (mass) removals, in this case, use it on Drannith Stinger and Valiant Rescuer.	Zenith Flare Irencrag Pyromancer Flourishing Fox	Extinction Event Cry of the Carnarium Ritual of Soot
Lurrus enchantments	Mind their All That Glitters and Karametra's Blessing. Use Drown in the Loch or a board wipe on their pesky 1- and 2-drops. They always have an Alseid of Life's Bounty or God Bless up so mulligan or filter for board wipes. Keep an eye out for Stonecoil Serpent. Your only block for it is Fae of Wishes and your best answer an Extinction Event or Eat to Extinction.	All That Glitters Karametra's Blessing Stonecoil Serpent	Extinction Event Cry of the Carnarium Ritual of Soot
Mono-red	Use Scry lands, Opt and Discovery // Dispersal to filter for your Extinction Event and Cry of the Carnarium. Single target removal on their highest damage dealers or on the ones that are not in the range of your board wipe. Keep counter or removal up for Embercleave.	Cavalcade of Calamity Heraldic Banner	Erebos's Intervention Ritual of Soot Cry of the Carnarium
Mill decks Mono-blue Dimir	The moment they mill you with Merfolk Secretkeeper or Overwhelmed Apprentice, try to find out if they are mono-blue or Dimir. On this depends which counterspells and planeswalkers you are aiming for with Unmoored Ego. Don't surveil anything into your graveyard. Mind their counters and keep an eye out for their replay cards like Run Away Together. You are completely capable of taking over the game and milling them yourself. Wishboard depends on your gameplan - whether you are going Kroxa way and kill the opponent or steal their things and mill them. If you fetch or steal an Ashiok yourself, keep in mind that your Drown in the Loch won't work with their empty graveyard. You might want to use Thought Erasure or counter Ominous Seas and Drowned Secrets due to the lack of enchantment removal.	Didn't Say Please Thought Collapse Ashiok, Dream Render Mystical Dispute Drown in the Loch Ashion, Nightmare Muse	Ashiok, Dream Render Thought Distortion Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
Jund Lurrus land destruction	When they drop a Forest with Lurrus - first get rid of their cheaper land destruction and afterwards the Casualties of War. Mind when they sacrifice their enchantments for wolves - basically the only thing they can replay with Lurrus. They have Cindervines up so keep your board wipes efficient. Survive and you will out-grind them without problems.	Rubble Reading Casualties of War Wolfwillow Haven Demolish	Extinction Event
Fliers	Don't get overwhelmed, annihilate the fliers and you'll be fine.	Empyrean Eagle Rally of Wings Sephara, Sky's Blade Skycat Sovereign	Extinction Event Cry of the Carnarium Ritual of Soot
Flash Dimir Grixis	Obliterate their draw engines Slitherwisp and Thief of Sanity, mind their counterspells - leave mana up for Quench and Mystical Dispute is only one mana against your blue spells. Lochmere Serpent can be annoying. You need some information here with Thought Erasure but otherwise, beware for a mountain - be prepared for exiling their Kroxa and keep counter or Bedevil up for Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God.	Mystical Dispute Ashiok, Dream Render Ashiok, Nightmare Muse Thought Erasure Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths
Winota	As soon as the first non-humans start coming in, start building towards a ready counter or removal for Winota. If possible, just Unmoored Ego her, if you get it up in time. Keep their board empty and counter or Bedevil on Chandra, Acolyte of Flame	Agent of TreacheryWinota, Joiner of Forces Angrath's Marauders Legion Warboss Alirios, Enraptured	Ritual of Soot
Hushbringer	Drop Kroxa and you won't have to sacrifice it.
Keruga	Counter Keruga and mind their Inspired Ultimatum, Whirlwind of Thought or a rare Ashiok, Dream Render. Single target removal on planeswalkers Narset of the Ancient Way and Teferi, Time Raveler, no need to Unmoored Ego those.	Fires of Invention Kenrith, the Returned King Shark Typhoon	The Elderspell
	For the next decks, you can Unmoored Ego on their Fires of Invention if possible but fine if you don't, it limits their output anyway - keep their hand empty/graveyard full and remove their key cards. Remove Teferi, Time Raveler on sight.
5-colour Jegantha, the Wellspring		Golos, Tireless Pilgrim Niv-Mizzet Reborn
Yorion	Find out which Yorion deck you are playing against. Keep their board empty and/or predict Yorion turn well, counter it. They will most probably out-grind you if you are not ahead by mid-game. Get your mana up, no need to keep counters up during early game. Exile Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath, it empties their graveyard. Play your creatures selectively or after getting rid of their board wipes. Don't go for the long game - establish dominance early for their surrender, destroy their morale by countering their key cards or with Kroxa game. Counter or exile occasional Dream Trawler, your creatures are not in range of Elspeth Conquers Death but mind the resurrection.	Agent of Treachery Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath Shark Typhoon Omen of the Sea Fae of Wishes Other planeswalkers Narset, Parter of Veils Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God	The Elderspell Achievement in efficient Thought Distortion
Other	Unmoored Ego their key planeswalkers or smaller targets like draw engines, anthem effects, resurrection or even counterspells if no better targets. If you should be ahead in mana and their hand is full of non-creatures, fetch a Thought Distortion and enjoy the fireworks.	Ethereal Absolution Elspeth Conquers Death Call of the Death-Dweller Glass Casket

Card changes

Covetous Urge is fun (it can also steal from their graveyard) but can definitely be replaced with e.g Mystical Dispute, Heartless Act, Thought Erasure or Eat to Extinction.

If you prefer cycling over surveil effect, add some Neutralize instead of Sinister Sabotage.

If not interested in playing Unmoored Ego and Fae of Wishes, take a look at Lurrus Grixis Control - BO1.

Sideboard and matchups in progress.

Cons

No enchantment removal
Klothys, God of Destiny can be lethal
Include something vs hexproof in sideboard? Kaya, Bane of the Dead

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2 comments

Dreamscaper 31 May 2020 12:43

Hi, thanks! Sorry though, I don't - the issue here is that sideboard would have to be shared for both Fae of Wishes and card changes for Bo3. I am not sure that I will work on that version - it's a lot easier to Bo3 without Fae of Wishes. Or put Unmoored Ego in the sideboard.

Rubotizado13 31 May 2020 11:19

Hi, Do you hace this list for tradicional Standard Bo3?!

This one is AMAZING :)

Dreamscaper

Last Updated: 20 Jun 2020
Created: 26 May 2020
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Companion: Lurrus of the Dream-Den

Mainboard - 60 cards (23 distinct)

Creature (10)
4 Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger			$2.53€3.510.43
4 Lazav, the Multifarious			$0.50€0.450.02
2 Fae of Wishes			$0.270.02
Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (26)
3 Thought Erasure			$0.25€0.220.03
1 Eat to Extinction			$0.25€0.130.02
2 Discovery // Dispersal			$0.25€0.210.03
3 Unmoored Ego			$0.40€0.360.02
2 Sinister Sabotage			$0.20€0.170.03
4 Drown in the Loch			$1.16€0.890.03
3 Bedevil			$0.91€0.560.02
2 Covetous Urge			$0.20€0.090.03
2 Opt			$0.25€0.100.03
2 Extinction Event			$0.86€0.860.45
2 Cry of the Carnarium			$0.20€0.220.03
Land (24)
4 Watery Grave			$14.71€13.130.29
2 Fabled Passage			$5.65€4.010.15
3 Swamp			$0.200.03
2 Steam Vents			$12.90€11.930.96
2 Temple of Epiphany			$0.44€0.280.02
4 Blood Crypt			$16.00€14.930.92
2 Island			$0.150.03
1 Mountain			$0.220.03
4 Temple of Deceit			$0.30€0.260.02

Sideboard - 15 cards (15 distinct)

1 Lurrus of the Dream-Den			$1.00€0.970.06
1 Erebos's Intervention			$0.50€0.410.02
1 Eat to Extinction			$0.25€0.130.02
1 Extinction Event			$0.86€0.860.45
1 Thought Distortion			$0.25€0.180.03
1 Pharika's Libation			$0.19€0.120.03
1 The Elderspell			$0.47€0.200.02
1 Ritual of Soot			$0.35€0.300.02
1 Epic Downfall			$0.23€0.140.03
1 Elspeth's Nightmare			$0.25€0.190.03
1 Angrath's Rampage			$0.25€0.270.03
1 Mythos of Illuna			$0.51
1 Cry of the Carnarium			$0.20€0.220.03
1 Ashiok, Dream Render			$1.60€1.310.03
1 Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God			$3.91€2.780.02

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